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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: "Primitive State" is all about a werewolf attack.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The "[[VillainProtagonist protagonist]]" of "Such Horrible Things" burned their house down... Why? ''They didn't like it's color''.
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: The narrator of ''A Feast For the Worms'' was so evil that his death was a cause for celebration. Even ''Satan'' was happy when he died.
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* BigDamnHeroes: At the end of ''The Unearthly Ones'' an angry mob with TorchesAndPitchforks appears to chase the Unearthly Ones away.


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* DirtyCoward: In ''The Unearthly Ones'' the titular monsters flee as soon as an angry mob shows up to fight them.
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Creature Feature is Halloween and Horror themed band from Southern California. The first two albums were the brainchildren of Curtis Rx and Erik X. Erik X decided to leave the band shortly after the release of the second album 'It Was A Dark And Stormy Night...' to spend more time with his family. Since then, Curtis Rx has taken over the sole writing and performing duties of Creature Feature and released two albums and various singles on his own. Front man Curtis RX also composes and releases music under his the name Curtis Rx and Rufus Rex.

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Creature Feature is Halloween and Horror themed band from Southern California. The first two albums were the brainchildren of Curtis Rx and Erik X. Erik X decided to leave the band shortly after the release of the second album 'It Was A Dark And Stormy Night...' to spend more time with his family. Since then, Curtis Rx has taken over the sole writing and performing duties of Creature Feature and released two albums and various singles on his own. Front man Curtis RX also composes and releases music under his the name Curtis Rx and Rufus Rex.

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Creature Feature is Halloween and Horror themed band from Southern California. The first two albums were the brainchildren of Curtis Rx and Erik X. Frontman Curtis RX, also releases music under the name Music/RufusRex.

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Creature Feature is Halloween and Horror themed band from Southern California. The first two albums were the brainchildren of Curtis Rx and Erik X. Frontman X. Erik X decided to leave the band shortly after the release of the second album 'It Was A Dark And Stormy Night...' to spend more time with his family. Since then, Curtis RX, Rx has taken over the sole writing and performing duties of Creature Feature and released two albums and various singles on his own. Front man Curtis RX also composes and releases music under his the name Music/RufusRex.
Curtis Rx and Rufus Rex.


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* ''Grim Grinning Ghosts'' (Single) (2018)


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* ''Bury A Friend'' (Single) (2019)

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Creature Feature is an electric band composed of two young men who seem a little... Demented. They have music which range in themes from Halloween-esque to dark cabaret styles. The lead singer, Curtis RX, also has a solo career, and has released an album under the name Music/RufusRex.

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Creature Feature is an electric Halloween and Horror themed band composed of two young men who seem a little... Demented. They have music which range in themes from Halloween-esque to dark cabaret styles. Southern California. The lead singer, first two albums were the brainchildren of Curtis Rx and Erik X. Frontman Curtis RX, also has a solo career, and has released an album releases music under the name Music/RufusRex.



* MonsterMash: "A Gorey Demise" starts with an undead dinner party before the host begins singing "the annual obituaries".
* TheNecromancer: ''Wake the Dead'' describes a coven of witches attempting to resurrect the victims of a SerialKiller, hoping they can stop him.

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* MonsterMash: "A Gorey Demise" starts with an undead dinner party before the host begins singing "the annual obituaries".
* TheNecromancer: ''Wake the Dead'' describes a coven of witches attempting to resurrect the victims of a SerialKiller, hoping they can stop him.
obituaries”
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** "Bad Blood" is about a character who is pathologically driven to evil, although this guy is a bit more of an AntiVillain, torn between trying to redeem himself and the comforting certainty of [[BeYourself just being himself]].

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** "Bad Blood" is about a character who is pathologically driven to evil, although this guy is a bit more of an AntiVillain, torn between trying to redeem control himself and the comforting certainty of [[BeYourself just being himself]].
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* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: In the end of "The Unearthly Ones", an [[TorchesAndPitchforks angry mob]] attempts to hunt down the ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight.

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** "The Unearthly Ones" is sung from the perspective of the ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight, about them sneaking up on their victim.



* WeAllDieSomeday: A few songs bring this up, such as "A Fate Worse Than Death" ("No need to worry/We all meet our end someday."), "Six Foot Deep" ("Someday we all shall die.", "A Gorey Demise" ("One by one we bite the dust/We kick the bucket and begin to rust/Give up the ghost when your number's up/We all fall down"), and "Spill Your Guts" ("Why all the fuss?/We'll all be dust/And soon we'll spill your guts!").

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* WeAllDieSomeday: A few songs bring this up, such as up.
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"A Fate Worse Than Death" ("No Death": "No need to worry/We all meet our end someday."), "
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"Six Foot Deep" ("Someday Deep": "Someday we all shall die.", "
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"A Gorey Demise" ("One Demise": "One by one we bite the dust/We kick the bucket and begin to rust/Give up the ghost when your number's up/We all fall down"), and down."
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"Spill Your Guts" ("Why Guts": "Why all the fuss?/We'll all be dust/And soon we'll spill your guts!").guts!"
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* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: Creature Feature features such creactures frequently.

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* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: Creature Feature features such creactures creatures frequently.

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* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: "The Unearthly Ones" and "Mommy's Little Monsters".

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* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: "The Unearthly Ones" and Creature Feature features such creactures frequently.
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"Mommy's Little Monsters". Monsters" is about bloodthirsty creatures hiding inside the closet, in the walls, behind the curtains, in the basement, in the attic, everywhere.
** "The Unearthly Ones".
--->''Beware the bumps in the night\\
The shadows on your wall\\
The nightmares of your youth\\
Believe in the bogeyman\\
Hiding beneath your bed\\
Just waiting to break loose''
** "American Gothic" is about foul things lurking unseen in the darkness.
** "Lights Out".
--->''By day they hide and cower in the shadows\\
Waiting for the darkness to come\\
By night they shamble through the dark empty world\\
Yearning for a single drop of blood''
** "The Creeps" asks if these things are real or just in your head.
--->''Growing in the dead of night\\
Giving you the creeps\\
Darkness, figures in the darkness\\
Wandering just out of sight''
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* DeathSeeker: The narrator of "Bad Blood" says: "I am not one for this world / And I long for the day that my life snuffs out" and proceeds to give advice on how to put him in the ground for good.


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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The DeathSeeker narrator of "Bad Blood" gives this advice on how to put him in the ground for good:
-->''Cut me down\\
In a hail of bullets\\
Remove my head to make sure I don't get up\\
To be safe just burn my body\\
Before they consecrate me''
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* TorchesAndPitchforks: "The Unearthly Ones": "An army of pitchforks and torches"

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* TorchesAndPitchforks: In the end of "The Unearthly Ones": "An army of Ones", an angry mob with pitchforks and torches"torches attempts to hunt down the ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight.

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* EnfantTerrible /VillainSong/ CardCarryingVillain:
** "Such Horrible Things". The narrator was a right terror from birth to 18, when he's finally tossed in the madhouse for the rest of his life.
** "Bad Blood" is about a similar character who is pathologically driven to evil, although this guy is a bit more of an AntiVillain, torn between trying to redeem himself and the comforting certainty of [[BeYourself just being himself]].

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EnfantTerrible: The narrator brags about "Such Horrible Things". The narrator Things" he did since he was a right terror from birth to 18, when he's finally tossed in the madhouse for the rest of his life.
** "Bad Blood" is about a similar character who is pathologically driven to evil, although this guy is a bit more of an AntiVillain, torn between trying to redeem himself and the comforting certainty of [[BeYourself just being himself]].
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** "Such Horrible Things". The narrator was a right terror from birth to 18, when he's finally tossed in the madhouse for the rest of his life.
** "Bad Blood" is about a character who is pathologically driven to evil, although this guy is a bit more of an AntiVillain, torn between trying to redeem himself and the comforting certainty of [[BeYourself just being himself]].
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!!This band provides examples of:

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* EyeScream: "A Gorey Demise" lists the deaths of 26 people in alphabetical order, including F, for Frank who was stabbed through the eye.

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"A Gorey Demise" lists the deaths of 26 people in alphabetical order, including F, for Frank who was stabbed through the eye.

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* {{Bookends}}: From "American Gothic", "If there's nothing in the darkness, then why do you lie awake? Something in the shadows is keeping you from sleep."

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From "American Gothic", "If there's nothing in the darkness, then why do you lie awake? Something in the shadows is keeping you from sleep."



* BuriedAlive: "Such Horrible Things" has the narrator do this to his brother (who gets better), and "Buried Alive", where the narrator wants this to happen to him after reading too much Poe.

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"Such Horrible Things" has the narrator do this to his brother (who gets better), and better).
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"Buried Alive", where the narrator wants this to happen to him after reading too much Poe.



* EnfantTerrible /VillainSong/ CardCarryingVillain: "Such Horrible Things". The narrator was a right terror from birth to 18, when he's finally tossed in the madhouse for the rest of his life.

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* EnfantTerrible /VillainSong/ CardCarryingVillain: CardCarryingVillain:
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"Such Horrible Things". The narrator was a right terror from birth to 18, when he's finally tossed in the madhouse for the rest of his life.



* InsaneEqualsViolent: This appears to be the case in "Such Horrible Things".

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This appears to be the case in "Such Horrible Things".



* OminousMusicBoxTune: The beginning of "Mommy's Little Monsters".

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The beginning of "Mommy's Little Monsters".



* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: "Aim for the Head"

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* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain:
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"Aim for the Head"
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** And in "Dr. Sawbones".
-->There is this longing for blood
-->That I am trying to quench
-->There is this yearning for pain
-->That is forever entrenched
-->There is this spot on my soul
-->And it will never come clean
-->There is this flaw in my brain
-->That is far from serene

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* DeathOfAChild: A lyric in "A Gorey Demise" is 'G is for Greg who died in the womb'.
** The song itself is mentioned in the album's description as "an alphabetical list of children who met their untimely demise", and is a reference to "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" by Edward Gorey, an alphabetical book detailing the deaths of a group of children.

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* DeathOfAChild: A lyric in The song "A Gorey Demise" is 'G is for Greg who died in the womb'.
** The song itself
is mentioned in the album's description as "an alphabetical list of children who met their untimely demise", and is a reference to "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" by Edward Gorey, an alphabetical book detailing the deaths of a group of children.children. The lyric that's the most blatant about this is 'G is for Greg who died in the womb'.
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* ''Slashback Video'' (Single) (2017)
* ''V.H.S.O.S.'' (Single) (2017)

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* ''Slashback Video'' (2017)
* ''Sometimes They Come Back''
(Single) (2017)
* ''V.H.S.O.S.'' (Single) (2017)
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Creature Feature is an eclectic band composed of two young men who seem a little... Demented. They have music which range in themes from Halloween-esque to dark cabaret styles. The lead singer, Curtis RX, also has a solo career, and has released an album under the name Music/RufusRex.

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Creature Feature is an eclectic electric band composed of two young men who seem a little... Demented. They have music which range in themes from Halloween-esque to dark cabaret styles. The lead singer, Curtis RX, also has a solo career, and has released an album under the name Music/RufusRex.



* BadPowersGoodPeople: The coven from ''Wake the Dead'' try to stop a SerialKiller by ressurecting his victims. It's implied to go poorly for them.

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* BadPowersGoodPeople: The coven from ''Wake the Dead'' try to stop a SerialKiller by ressurecting resurrecting his victims. It's implied to go poorly for them.



* BlackComedy / CrossesTheLineTwice: Both the song "A Gorey Demise" itself and the Youtube comments on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROyQjQ6iR1I this lyrical video]], in which the commentators use the letters of the song for their name [[TheManyDeathsOfYou to spell out the various ways they die]], often writing a sentence or two of commentary on their deaths after their list. True, the deaths are horrifying, but with the formats and comments its bound to provoke some giggles.

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* BlackComedy / CrossesTheLineTwice: Both the song "A Gorey Demise" itself and the Youtube comments on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROyQjQ6iR1I this lyrical video]], in which the commentators use the letters of the song for their name [[TheManyDeathsOfYou to spell out the various ways they die]], often writing a sentence or two of commentary on their deaths after their list. True, the deaths are horrifying, but with the formats and comments its it's bound to provoke some giggles.



** "The House of Myth" begins and ends with thunders and an hooting owl.

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** "The House of Myth" begins and ends with thunders and an a hooting owl.



** The song itself is mentioned in the album's description as "an alphabetical list of children who met their untimely demise", and is a reference to "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" by Edward Gorey, an alphabetical book detailing the deaths of a group of children.



* GeniusLoci: "Mad House", which is about a house that's absorbed all the anger from its inhabitants and terrorizes them unless they feed it blood.

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* GeniusLoci: "Mad House", which is about a house that's absorbed all the anger from its inhabitants and terrorizes them unless they feed it blood.terrorises them.



* PuppeteerParasite: "Look to the Skies" is about aliens who have come to earth to take over the bodies of people while they sleep, and is heavily modeled on ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''.

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* PuppeteerParasite: "Look to the Skies" is about aliens who have come to earth to take over the bodies of people while they sleep, and is heavily modeled modelled on ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''.



** "Bad Blood" has the demon singing, "Remove my head to make sure I don't get up!"

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** "Bad Blood" has includes the demon singing, line, "Remove my head to make sure I don't get up!"
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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: "The Art of Poisoning"
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* DrugsAreBad: While it doesn't outright say it, a lyric in "A Gorey Demise" is "O is for Olive who lived life too fast", while the sound of someone snorting cocaine can be heard in the background.
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* ''The Greatest Show Unearthed Returns'' (2018)
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* AmusementParkOfDoom / CircusOfFear: "The Greatest Show Unearthed" is about one.

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* AmusementParkOfDoom / CircusOfFear: "The Greatest Show Unearthed" is about one. Same goes for "The Greatest Show Unearthed Returns".
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** "Haunted" for ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}''

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** "Haunted" for ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}''''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}''.
** "The Greatest Show Unearthed" for ''Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes''.
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* DeathOfAChild: A lyric in "A Gorey Demise" is 'G is for Greg who died in the womb'.

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